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planar

pla·nar
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pley-ner]
    • /ˈpleɪ nər/
    • /ˈpleɪnər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley-ner]
    • /ˈpleɪ nər/

Definitions of planar word

  • adjective planar of or relating to a geometric plane. 1
  • adjective planar flat or level. 1
  • adjective planar of or relating to a plane 0
  • adjective planar lying in one plane; flat 0
  • adjective planar of or pertaining to a point on a surface at which the curvature is zero; of or lying in one plane 0
See all 5 definitions of planar

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Origin of planar

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Late Latin plānāris flat, of a level surface, equivalent to Latin plān(um) plane1 + -āris -ar1

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Parts of speech for Planar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Planar

planar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for planar

adj planar

  • complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.

adjective planar

  • oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
All 3 Synonyms of planar

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Related words

  • third dimension

    the additional dimension by which a solid object is distinguished from a planar projection of itself or from any planar object.

  • benioff zone

    a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior

  • state coordinate system

    a system of right-angled planar coordinates established by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for each state in the United States.

  • uniplanar

    confined to a single plane or two-dimensional continuum: uniplanar motion.

  • water table

    the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water.
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